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It was seven a.m. It had been a long but fruitful night.
Myles had come to Sue's aid and had helped her decipher the tricky dialogue. She produced a sentence of the conservation and Myles had used his knowledge of languages to help make sense of the "broken English". Eventually Sue's instincts had been proved right. A secret arms deal was taking place close to the US border! Myles contacted the pertinent department and the very surprised felonshad beencaught!
Sue wearily opened the door to her apartment. She let Levi pad in first and then entered.
"It is a good thing I decided to walk you before we came in, Levi. There is no way you would be able to convince me to go back out. I'm too tired."
Levi gave her a bleary look from the sofa where he was ensconced and then made himself even more comfortable. She refilled his water dish, checked to make sure he had enough food and then tried to decide whether bed or breakfast was of a higher priority.
A light tap on her shoulder made her turn around. ""Hey Sue! Are you just getting in? Did you work all night?" It was Lucy.
"Yes I did and it was a good thing too. I'd explain to you now but I need a shower and coffee first. Fifteen minutes okay?"
"Tell you what", Lucy replied, "You go have a bath. I'll get dressed and then make the coffee."
Sue had a relaxing soak and then half an hour later returned to the small kitchen. Lucy had prepared coffee and there was even fresh toast.
Over breakfast, she described the arduous night to Lucy, highlighting the role that Myles had played.
"And now I've been given the day off." She concluded.
"You know what, Lucy", She continued, "I have a new appreciation for Myles. He may get on everyone's nerves most of the time, ours especially, but when I needed him he came through for me. AND he did it without questioning my abilities. He was very helpful and gentlemanly. His report even gave me most of the credit! Maybe, in the dead of night and when the earth's aligned just so … with the moon and Jupiter, he can be an okay guy." She laughed.
Lucy responded thoughtfully, "Well he does have his moments. If you remember, there was a very very brief period, a long long long time ago, when I did think I was falling for him. But …" She said with a self-conscious laugh, "I sure did learn my lesson, right."
"Anyway," Sue continued. "I've invited him over here tonight for my meatloaf and your fabulous peach cobbler. Make sure that you're not home late."
Lucy gave her a sharp look. "You've done what?" she sputtered.
Lucy was not sure how she felt about this.